Adventure Prompts

Adventure Idea

High Concept Idea:

Alien Invasion.

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Heroes'/Antagonist's Goal:

Clear the name.

Prove your or someone else's innocence.
Convince the angry mob that the woman they're planning to execute is not a witch.

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Complication:

Do it with incomplete information.

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Antagonist

Antagonist:

Angry Mob

Antagonist's Motivation:

Freedom/liberty (escape their imprisonment/curse to roam free in the world again).

Movie Character (personality):

David Monroe (HPMOR)

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(Adapt them to fantasy and use as an Antagonist. For good characters - make an evil/corrupted version of them.)
Appearance
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Setting

Avian Land
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Challenges

Action/Adventure:

Defend a location (protect a village from monsters, a city from the enemy army, prevent enemies from passing a bridge or a tunnel, protect a crime scene, meeting site, warehouse, protect a ritual to ensure it will get completed).

Exploration:

Deal with a natural disaster

Storm, earthquake, flood, meteor.

Social/Intrigue:

Change someone's social status

Make them look good/bad, get them elected, overthrow a ruler.

Mystery/Investigation:

Figure out what happened in this location.

Stealth/Heist:

Assassinate stealthily

Sneak into the king's chambers, lure them out, use poison, make it look like an accident.

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Villain's Moves:

Make persuasive arguments that make player's question whether they're on the right side of the fight.

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Useful Resources

  • Use Adventure Template to develop these prompts into a complete adventure.
  • Join our Adventure Writer's Room - Our goal is to brainstorm fun ideas and improvise stories together in a chill, lighthearted, no-pressure environment. We meet in the discord voice chat, and we challenge ourselves to improvise a one-shot adventure in 2 hours. It works, it really helps with writing, and it is super fun. We also exchange advice and feedback, and help each other with brainstorming ideas and solving creative problems. We're looking for some friendly and creative people to join us!